Guest guest Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Ya, you're probably right! ----- I will let them take it off at the office rather than me attempting it again at 4 or 5 in the morning. > > Someone else mentioned it but ya, keep " Kneading " the plaster as you soak it, breaking it down so the water can get inside. Try to let the water in around his thighs and toes and you can sort of pick at one spot with your finger nails to open a hole around the knee area to get the water in. Keep squeezing the plaster to break it down...then use heavy duty scissors to cut it off. > > Does yoru dr. tell you to remove the cast the night before all the time or was this a special circumstance? Removal the night before can do damage, too many free hours prior to the next cast. > s > trouble soaking cast > > > Ok. This may sound ridiculous, but I am having the worst time soaking > the cast off my son's leg. He's been literally soaking in straight > vinegar for the past 2 hours and I was barely able to tear away a > little piece of the cast. I poured vinegar on his cast. I soaked a > towel in vinegar and wrapped it around the cast, and then I wrapped > that up to keep it moist. Nothing seems to work. This is worse than > his experience with the cast saw. The smell of the vinegar seems to be > bothering him as well. I have the ortho appt. this afternoon and it > appears I will show up with the cast still on his leg. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 Thanks for the advice. I think I will try that the next time. > > > Someone might say this is the wrong way to do it but it worked for us. > > We soaked the casts with vinegar wrapped towels for about 30- 45min. We > > then soaked the casts and our son in a bucket of warm water - I just > > held him in there for about 10-15min max. Also, we slightly scored the > > cast with a Leatherman tool saw prior to the vinegar which did help > > but not sure how much. While soaking in the bucket of warm water we > > did knead the cast. Then (and this is where people might not agree) > > used a pair of Fiskars scissors that you can get a Home Depot which > > are heavy duty but round nosed (they have a black handle and a little > > orange catch mechanism to lock them closed). Starting from the top we > > cut down and removed the cast. To ensure we didn't cut my son, I > > placed my finger inbetween the end of the scissor and my sons skin so > > the end couldn't have any chance of cutting him. You have to take it a > > lot slower closer to the ankle but it worked very well (for us) > > > I disagree!!!!!!!!! Just kidding. I wished so much this last time that I > had a pair of scissors like that to remove the cast. My hubby couldn't find > 'em, so I made do with crushing the plaster as it softened in vinegar-scented > water. I think it's a great idea, and I'm glad you mentioned it. > > Joy > > Rose (1-99) http://www.geocities.com/joybelle15/rosesclubfootpage.html > Iris (2-01) > Spencer (3-03) > Grant (9-05) http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/grantphilip > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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